Identity area
Reference code
JCOL/Q/A/15
Title
Petri Lombardi sententiarum libri IV
Date(s)
- 1000-1400 (The main text is 14C, the added leaves 11C.) (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 volume 11 x 7+ in., 132 ff.; mostly in double columns of 40 lines each vellum
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Probably from Durham (see the Catt. Vett. pp. 22 and 98); donated by Thomas Man, 21 Jan. 1685.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Peter Lombard's Sentences; M. R. James's no. 15. Rated "an unremarkable copy", with marginal notes in various hands. Bound at the front and back several Anglo-Saxon semi-palimpsest leaves originally containing a Durham version of Aelfric's Homilies; ff. 4-9 have been used for a 14-15C tract, "Cum summa teologice discipline diuiditur in duas partes".
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Microfilm available.
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Publication note
The palimpsest leaves have recently been identified and discussed by Jonathan Wilcox. James' attempt at a description does not seem worth including here.